Course
Architecture
Offered by Faculty of Planning Building Environment
QS Architecture & Built Environment
QS Architecture & Built Environment Rank: Top 100 in the World (2026)QS World Rank: Top 200 (2026)
TU Berlin’s architecture programme is one of Germany’s largest and most experimental, in a capital city with a renowned architecture and design scene; teaching is mainly in German.
Key advantages
- Berlin’s architecture and design scene
- Experimental, design-led culture
- No tuition fee
- Strong urban-design focus
- Large, diverse student community
- Affordable relative to other capitals
- Programme & duration
- M.Sc. Architecture: 2 years (full-time; German-language teaching)
- Tuition (international)
- No tuition fee for international students; semester contribution of roughly €300 per semester including a transport ticket (indicative; verify on official website)
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October); some programmes also admit for the summer semester (April). Applications usually close between January and May.
- English requirement
- German: TestDaF / DSH (usually level C1) required for German-taught tracks; English alone is not sufficient
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture with a strong design portfolio. German language proficiency (usually C1) generally required; CV, motivation letter, portfolio and references; APS certificate for applicants from India.
Employability & placement
Graduates work in architecture and urban design practices in Berlin and across Germany.
Student experience
Berlin is Germany’s capital and start-up hub, with a creative, international atmosphere and lower living costs than Munich. TU Berlin has a large international student body and no tuition fee for non-EU students.
Research strengths
Research in urbanism, sustainable building, heritage and architectural theory.